None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
With rising mental health strains in the tertiary education sector, it is imperative to promote a supportive, mentally healthy workplace for employees. The current study adapts a skills-based mental health training program, previously successful in training workplace managers to support the mental health of employees, with the aim of upskilling university staff to support their own and their colleagues' mental health. The aim of this study is to ascertain the effectiveness of this training in improving university staff's mental health knowledge, stigmatising attitudes to mental health and mental health management skills.
Interventions
The intervention is skills-based mental health training workshops with the aim of upskilling participants to look after their own and their colleagues' mental health. Training programs are 2-hours in duration and delivered online through interactive workshops, including group conversation and workbooks to fill out, Each participant attends one workshop. The workshops are facilitated by independent clinicians and were adapted from evidence-based manager mental health training (Milligan-Saville et
The intervention is skills-based mental health training workshops with the aim of upskilling participants to look after their own and their colleagues' mental health. Training programs are 2-hours in duration and delivered online through interactive workshops, including group conversation and workbooks to fill out, Each participant attends one workshop. The workshops are facilitated by independent clinicians and were adapted from evidence-based manager mental health training (Milligan-Saville et al., 2017) in partnership with representatives from the university to reflect the needs of the faculty. They consisted of 10 modules covering the following content: 1. Acknowledgement of Country & Introductions 9 mins 2. Prevalence of mental illness 6 mins 3. Recognising changes in behaviour 11 mins 4. Disclosure of mental ill-health 14 mins 5. Approaching a conversation about mental health 10 mins 6. Help Seeking 4 mins Break 5 mins 7. Practising the conversation 25 mins 8. What to do if you think someone is suicidal 5 mins 9. Remaining at work or being absent? 10 mins 10. How to keep your team healthy 18 mins Conclusion 3 mins TOTAL 120 mins Attendance at the workshop is recorded to monitor adherence, including if participants attend only part of the workshop. Milligan-Saville, J. S., Tan, L., Gayed, A., Barnes, C., Madan, I., Dobson, M., Bryant, R. A., Christensen, H., Mykletun, A., & Harvey, S. B. (2017). Workplace mental health training for managers and its effect on sick leave in employees: a cluster randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 4(11), 850-858.
Sponsors
Black Dog Institute
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 18 years or above - Working within the participating faculty at the participating university
Exclusion criteria
Participating in another parallel workplace mental health study ongoing at the Black Dog Institute
Outcome results
None listed